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Brian and Munya begin their descent into the history of the Cold War. They discuss McCarthyism in the academy, the rehabilitation of Nazi Germany, and the role of the CIA in the art world. This part 1 of a two-part discussion of the early Cold War meant to pair with Chapter 11 of The End of the Myth.

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Up Next: We will discuss the US’s imperial adventures abroad during the Cold War

Show music by Bjorn/Fleksor

Show art by Carl

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Brian and Munya dip into the listener mailbag to answer important questions like: How did the US get away with abandoning de-Nazification? What’s wrong with academia? And, What are our thoughts on drunk driving? All this and more!

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Up Next: We will begin our two-part discussion of Chapter 11 of The End of the Myth by looking at the domestic Cold War

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Show art by Carl

Brian and Munya watch Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address so that you don’t have to. And guess what? It’s bad folks!

Catch Munya on the latest episode of Big Soy Naturals

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There’s a war on between various national elites and they’re taking it out on the people of Ukraine. Want to know more? Read Brian’s latest on MechanicalFreak.website to understand the ins and outs. We’ve got our friends Jacob (@Stukhov) and Wes (@wescz1312) to help us talk out the ups and downs, or just downs.

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Munya, Brian, and Greg are back to check in on the most progressive city council in America, see what the WA legislature got up to this week, and to look at right-wing psychos and the police response in Portland.

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A Katie Herzog classic from The Stranger that was

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Economist and host of the excellent weekly show Economic Update Richard Wolff joins the show to explain what the Bretton Woods Agreement was, how it worked, and how it ultimately fell apart. Join us on an exciting ride through the decline of the US empire!

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Also, check out Richard Wolff’s new book, The Sickness is the System, that explains how the Covid crisis is actually a crisis of capitalism.

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Up Next: It’s been ten episodes, so we have another call-in show! Submit questions to Brian & Munya on Twitter or via the Ending the Myth channel on the Mech Freak Discord!

Show music by Bjorn/Fleksor

Show art by Carl

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Brian is on his own, but not alone. Friends of the show Brynn and Chuy join him to dissect the Xs and Os of the Super Bowl and get into the nitty gritty of Facebook nanny forums.

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